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Catherine Leroy (1944-2006) was a French photojournalist and war photographer who covered the Vietnam War and other conflicts. She won the George Polk Award, photographed the Fall of Saigon and the Tet Offensive, and was the first woman to join a combat parachute jump.
Learn about the life and work of Catherine Leroy, the first woman to win the George Polk Award and the Robert Capa Gold Medal for her war photography. She covered the Vietnam War, the Lebanese civil war and other conflicts with courage and empathy.
Mar 28, 2017 · In fact, for most of the 1960s, there were only two: Dickie Chapelle, who was killed by a grenade in 1965, and Catherine Leroy. Leroy was widely considered the most daring photographer in...
ABOUT CATHERINE LEROY. IN HER OWN WORDS. LETTERS FROM VIETNAM. THE FILM: “CATHY AT WAR” HER WORK. PHOTOGRAPHS. VIETNAM WAR 1966/68. BATTLE OF HUE 1968. WOODSTOCK 1969. FALL OF SAIGON 1975. LEBANON CIVIL WAR 1975/82. THE TROUBLES, BELFAST 1979. ONE VIETNAM AT PEACE 1980. PUBLICATIONS. PRESS. CATALOGS / COMPILATIONS. BOOKS. ‘OPERATION LAST PATROL’.
Sep 27, 2017 · While covering the Vietnam War, Catherine Leroy wrote over 100 letters home, detailing her professional and personal experiences as the only female photojournalist in Vietnam at the time.
Learn about Catherine Leroy, the only woman photographer to cover the Vietnam War as a war correspondent. See her photographs of the Battle of Hué, Woodstock, the Fall of Saigon, and the Lebanon Civil War.
Jul 12, 2006 · SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 11 - Catherine Leroy, a photojournalist whose stark images of battle helped tell the story of Vietnam in Life magazine and other publications, died here on Saturday....
